September 23, 2026

World

California’s Paradise High lost its town to fire in 2018 and Lahainaluna endured the Lahaina fire in 2023; their football teams have now met in Hawaii for the first ‘Unity Bowl’

California’s Paradise High lost its town to fire in 2018 and Lahainaluna endured the Lahaina fire in 2023; their football teams have now met in Hawaii for the first ‘Unity Bowl’

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High school football brings Lahaina and Paradise, Calif., together in “Unity Bowl.” Two football teams separated by thousands of miles recently met on a Hawaiian field with a story that went far beyond the scoreboard. Both schools hail from communities ravaged by devastating wildfires and their initial meeting was intended to be a celebration of…

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Celia Hunter flew a war-surplus plane to Alaska in 1947 and built a wilderness life near Denali; 54 years later, at 82, her final night was spent fighting to protect the Arctic Refuge

Celia Hunter flew a war-surplus plane to Alaska in 1947 and built a wilderness life near Denali; 54 years later, at 82, her final night was spent fighting to protect the Arctic Refuge

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Celia Hunter flew a war-surplus plane to Alaska in 1947 and built a wilderness life near Denali Celia Hunter spent the final evening of her life writing urgent letters to US politicians, asking them to oppose oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It brought an end to a 54-year campaign to protect Alaska’s…

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Mooney M20F small plane crashes near Florida airport; pilot killed

Mooney M20F small plane crashes near Florida airport; pilot killed | World News

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Mooney M20F small plane crashes in Titusville/Image: FOX35 A pilot was killed after a small aircraft crashed near Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, on Monday morning, Florida Today reported.The plane was identified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as a Mooney M20F, a four-seat propeller aircraft. The agency is investigating the crash.The…

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Ex-USCIS officer arrested in Texas for allegedly taking cash to approve, fast-track immigration benefits

Ex-USCIS officer arrested in Texas for allegedly taking cash to approve, fast-track immigration benefits

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USCIS officer arrested for charging money for approving immigration applications. A former US Citizenship and Immigration Services officer has been arrested in Texas after federal authorities accused him of taking illegal payments in exchange for manipulating immigration decisions and speeding up applications. Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu, a former senior immigration services officer with USCIS, and Adeniyi…

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In 1956, California burned and demolished the town of Monticello before flooding the valley; 70 years later its streets and homes remain beneath Lake Berryessa

In 1956, California burned and demolished the town of Monticello before flooding the valley; 70 years later its streets and homes remain beneath Lake Berryessa

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The town was flooded as part of a massive water project in California but its legacy has been much harder to wash away. Beneath the waters of Lake Berryessa rests the ghost town of Monticello, preserved in fragments: its roads, foundations and historic bridge still visible beneath the surface while photographs and memories keep its…

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In 2018, billionaire pharma heir Frank Binder paid $33 million for a Hollywood Hills mansion; now the Lenny Kravitz-designed home is listed for $35 million as he builds a $2 billion residential yacht

In 2018, billionaire pharma heir Frank Binder paid $33 million for a Hollywood Hills mansion; now the Lenny Kravitz-designed home is listed for $35 million as he builds a $2 billion residential yacht

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Billionaire pharma heir wants $35M for LA mansion as he prepares to build the world’s biggest yacht Swiss pharmaceutical heir and entrepreneur Frank Binder has listed his Hollywood Hills mansion for $35 million, eight years after buying the property. Binder, whose family made its fortune through Swiss pharmaceutical company Merck Serono, bought the mid-century modern…

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US issues security warning, restricts government travel to Mexican border city Nogales

US issues security warning, restricts government travel to Mexican border city Nogales | World News

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US restricts government travel in Mexican border city over unspecified threat. Travel and official activity for US government employees in Nogales, Mexico, have been restricted following an unspecified security threat reported in the border city.The US Embassy and Consulates in Mexico issued the alert on Saturday. The US Consulate General in Nogales said in a…

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Quote of the day by Barack Obama: "Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would…" - a powerful message about failure and success

Quote of the day by Barack Obama: “Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would…” – a powerful message about failure and success | World News

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Barack Obama (Image Credit: Instagram/ @barackobama) Barack Obama‘s words are a genuinely honest reminder that meaningful achievement rarely happens quickly, and almost never without a real setback along the way. “Making your mark on the world is hard,” he said. “If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it’s not. It takes patience, it…

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